Bulloch County
County
Bulloch County Courthouse in Statesboro
Bulloch County Courthouse in Statesboro
Flag of Bulloch County
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Official seal of Bulloch County
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Map of Georgia highlighting Bulloch County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Coordinates: 32°23′N 81°44′W / 32.39°N 81.74°W / 32.39; -81.74
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1796; 228 years ago (1796)
Named forArchibald Bulloch
SeatStatesboro
Largest cityStatesboro
Area
 • Total689 sq mi (1,780 km2)
 • Land673 sq mi (1,740 km2)
 • Water16 sq mi (40 km2)  2.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total81,099[1]
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district12th
Websitewww.bullochcounty.net

Bulloch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,099, up from 70,217 in 2010.[2][1] The county seat is Statesboro.[3] Bulloch County comprises the Statesboro micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Savannah combined statistical area.

The county was created on February 8, 1796, by Mr. Gregory Dylan Presson from colonial-era St. Phillip's parish.[4] It is named after his great brother Archibald Bulloch, a planter from South Carolina who served as Provincial Governor of Georgia. Archibald Bulloch was born in South Carolina but bought a plantation on the Savannah River. Politically active in opposing the British, he became the first provincial governor of Georgia, in January 1776.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 689 square miles (1,780 km2), of which 673 square miles (1,740 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (2.3%) is water.[6] The terrain is mostly flat, as the county is in the coastal plain region of Georgia. However, the landscape gets slightly hilly in the northwestern and central portions of the county. Bulloch County is just southwest of the Ogeechee River and has many other small waterways, ponds, and swamps. Trees like bald cypress are seen in these areas. On higher ground, longleaf pine, live oak, and many other tree varieties native to the southeastern United States thrive.

The western portion of Bulloch County, from north of Portal through Statesboro and south to the county's southwestern corner, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Lower Ogeechee River sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin.[7]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18001,913—
18102,30520.5%
18202,57811.8%
18302,5870.3%
18403,10219.9%
18504,30038.6%
18605,66831.8%
18705,610−1.0%
18808,05343.5%
189013,71270.3%
190021,37755.9%
191026,46423.8%
192026,133−1.3%
193026,5091.4%
194026,010−1.9%
195024,740−4.9%
196024,263−1.9%
197031,58530.2%
198035,78513.3%
199043,12520.5%
200055,98329.8%
201070,21725.4%
202081,09915.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1880[9]1890-1910[10]
1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12]
1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14]
1980-2000[15] 2010[2] 2020[1]
Bulloch County racial composition as of 2020[16]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 49,712 61.3%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 22,775 28.08%
Native American 159 0.2%
Asian 1,283 1.58%
Pacific Islander 62 0.08%
Other/Mixed 2,928 3.61%
Hispanic or Latino 4,180 5.15%

At the 2020 United States census, there were 81,099 people, 28,660 households, and 16,526 families residing in the county.

Education

Main article: Statesboro, Georgia § Education

Sports

South Georgia Tormenta FC fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club's inaugural season was the 2016 season. Currently, games are played at Eagle Field. There are plans to build a new stadium in the near future.[17]

Politics

Bulloch County voted in line with most other "Solid South" counties prior to 1964, backing Democratic candidates for president by wide margins. The Civil Rights Act led to vast changes in political party makeup. The county has not backed a Democratic candidate for president since Georgian Jimmy Carter was the party nominee in 1976 and 1980. However, the Republican margins of victory are not as high as other rural counties in the state.

United States presidential election results for Bulloch County, Georgia[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 18,387 61.07% 11,248 37.36% 474 1.57%
2016 15,097 59.01% 9,261 36.20% 1,227 4.80%
2012 14,174 58.73% 9,593 39.75% 366 1.52%
2008 14,174 59.12% 9,586 39.98% 216 0.90%
2004 12,252 63.77% 6,840 35.60% 120 0.62%
2000 8,990 60.82% 5,561 37.62% 231 1.56%
1996 6,646 50.97% 5,396 41.38% 997 7.65%
1992 5,690 45.00% 4,903 38.78% 2,051 16.22%
1988 6,354 64.88% 3,417 34.89% 23 0.23%
1984 6,117 62.67% 3,644 37.33% 0 0.00%
1980 3,750 42.04% 4,921 55.16% 250 2.80%
1976 3,156 37.77% 5,199 62.23% 0 0.00%
1972 5,683 78.85% 1,524 21.15% 0 0.00%
1968 2,113 26.90% 1,788 22.77% 3,953 50.33%
1964 4,823 63.94% 2,720 36.06% 0 0.00%
1960 1,506 30.87% 3,373 69.13% 0 0.00%
1956 901 20.88% 3,414 79.12% 0 0.00%
1952 909 20.08% 3,619 79.92% 0 0.00%
1948 276 9.35% 2,036 68.95% 641 21.71%
1944 274 12.48% 1,921 87.52% 0 0.00%
1940 141 6.38% 2,063 93.35% 6 0.27%
1936 66 3.22% 1,978 96.53% 5 0.24%
1932 17 0.76% 2,203 98.74% 11 0.49%
1928 387 23.53% 1,258 76.47% 0 0.00%
1924 37 3.52% 989 94.01% 26 2.47%
1920 248 18.42% 1,098 81.58% 0 0.00%
1916 29 1.90% 1,410 92.40% 87 5.70%
1912 17 1.71% 932 93.86% 44 4.43%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c US 2020 Census Bureau report, Bulloch County, Georgia
  2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Bulloch County History. "Bulloch County - History". Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Gray, Michael. Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell. Chicago: Chicago Review, 2009. 125. Print.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  17. ^ "Tormenta stadium in advanced planning stages". Statesboroherald.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

Further reading

  • Good, Daniel B.; Alderman, Derek H.; Presley, Delma E. (Summer 2001). "Tomato, Snap, and Fly: Postal Records and Place-Names in Local Settlement History". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 85 (2): 227–244. JSTOR 40584409.

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